Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji; born 30 January 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as an opposite for SV League club Osaka Bluteon, which he captains, and the Japanese national team.
Nishida made his debut with JTEKT Stings at V.League on 6 January 2018 in a match against Sakai’s Osaka Blazers Sakai, and made his first international performance with the Japanese national team in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League.
Nishida transferred to play for Volley Callipo in the Italian Volleyball League for the 2021–22 season.
Nishida led the national team to seventh place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, its best result in 29 years, as well as in 2024 Paris Olympics which they finished in 7th place after losing in the quarterfinal match to Italy.
